Dungu climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Dungu?

Dungu has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.3 °C and it receives 1,688 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dungu?

The hottest day measured in Dungu between 1940 and 2025 was 12 February 2024, reaching 37.1 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Dungu?

The coldest day measured in Dungu between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 1950, at 15.8 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Dungu?

Almost never: Dungu sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Dungu warmed?

Yes: Dungu warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Dungu?

The wettest day measured in Dungu between 1940 and 2025 was 13 November 2021, with 176 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Dungu?

The windiest day measured in Dungu between 1940 and 2025 was 23 August 1950, with winds reaching 20.2 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Dungu?

The warmest month in Dungu is February (25.7 °C on average); the coldest is November (24.7 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Dungu?

Dungu receives on average 1,688 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 238 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Dungu?

Dungu gets on average 9.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,395 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Dungu (Democratic Republic of Congo) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.3 °C and it receives 1,688 mm of precipitation per year.

These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.

The warmest month is February (25.7 °C on average) and the coldest is November (24.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.

Dungu averages 0 frost days, 179 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 238 rainy days per year.

Dungu has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 37.1 °C (on 12 February 2024) and the coldest 15.8 °C (on 18 July 1950).

Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.

Climate normals · ERA5

DunguMai-Ndombe

coords: -3.62°, 18.85°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthNovemberWettest monthNovemberDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

25.3°C

Average daily high

29.8°C

Average daily low

22.3°C

Annual rainfall

1,688mm

Sunshine / day

9.3h

Mean relative humidity

84%

Average peak wind

8.3km/h

Seasonal range

1.0°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

179 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

238 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

35.2 °C

Average feels-like low

26.2 °C

Average peak gust

23.7 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

363 d/yr

Solar radiation

17.9 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.7 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.63 · p = < 0.001

19402025

Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).

A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.

Records for the period

Hottest day

37.1 °C

12 February 2024

Coldest day

15.8 °C

18 July 1950

Wettest day

176 mm

13 November 2021

Windiest day

20.2 km/h

23 August 1950

Strongest gust

48.6 km/h

15 May 1947

Hottest feels-like

44.2 °C

21 February 2024

Coldest feels-like

13.6 °C

18 July 1950

Sunniest day

12.1 h

12 November 2024

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	35.5 °C29 August 2025	20.5 °C1 August 2025	26.5 °C	1,583 mm	275
2024	37.1 °C12 February 2024	20.4 °C29 June 2024	27.4 °C	1,144 mm	319
2023	36.8 °C6 March 2023	20.8 °C13 July 2023	26.7 °C	1,357 mm	283
2022	35.8 °C19 March 2022	19.5 °C10 June 2022	26.4 °C	1,198 mm	274
2021	37.0 °C5 March 2021	19.9 °C20 September 2021	26.6 °C	1,267 mm	296
2020	34.9 °C29 March 2020	19.0 °C19 June 2020	26.4 °C	1,437 mm	267
2019	34.6 °C24 April 2019	20.2 °C11 June 2019	26.1 °C	1,452 mm	256
2018	34.3 °C6 February 2018	19.2 °C7 June 2018	25.9 °C	1,530 mm	252
2017	35.2 °C14 February 2017	20.1 °C24 March 2017	26.2 °C	1,408 mm	255
2016	35.0 °C9 July 2016	20.9 °C26 June 2016	26.6 °C	1,282 mm	291
2015	36.7 °C14 September 2015	20.1 °C29 January 2015	26.2 °C	1,543 mm	264
2014	33.5 °C12 February 2014	20.7 °C27 February 2014	26.0 °C	1,412 mm	253
2013	35.2 °C1 March 2013	20.5 °C21 June 2013	26.1 °C	1,292 mm	258
2012	34.2 °C9 August 2012	20.4 °C19 February 2012	25.8 °C	1,387 mm	234
2011	35.3 °C8 March 2011	20.7 °C25 November 2011	26.0 °C	1,429 mm	258
2010	34.8 °C1 February 2010	20.9 °C23 July 2010	26.1 °C	1,428 mm	257
2009	35.7 °C29 July 2009	19.7 °C10 July 2009	25.9 °C	1,402 mm	232
2008	35.0 °C4 March 2008	20.1 °C14 June 2008	25.5 °C	1,456 mm	191
2007	34.1 °C6 March 2007	19.5 °C21 June 2007	25.6 °C	1,373 mm	212
2006	34.2 °C2 March 2006	20.5 °C1 July 2006	25.6 °C	1,499 mm	219
2005	35.5 °C25 February 2005	20.7 °C15 October 2005	25.9 °C	1,566 mm	221
2004	34.4 °C4 January 2004	19.5 °C11 July 2004	25.7 °C	1,355 mm	230
2003	33.8 °C24 February 2003	20.6 °C8 July 2003	25.6 °C	1,288 mm	198
2002	34.8 °C24 February 2002	20.1 °C15 January 2002	25.5 °C	1,539 mm	201
2001	34.1 °C1 September 2001	20.1 °C1 August 2001	25.4 °C	1,413 mm	197
2000	34.0 °C1 April 2000	20.1 °C12 September 2000	25.1 °C	1,684 mm	149
1999	34.3 °C23 March 1999	20.4 °C23 August 1999	25.0 °C	1,926 mm	149
1998	35.1 °C3 February 1998	21.1 °C12 June 1998	26.1 °C	1,670 mm	246
1997	34.3 °C4 October 1997	20.2 °C16 August 1997	25.4 °C	1,819 mm	193
1996	34.1 °C8 August 1996	20.4 °C23 June 1996	25.4 °C	1,764 mm	204
1995	34.0 °C8 March 1995	20.9 °C4 December 1995	25.3 °C	1,813 mm	169
1994	34.2 °C29 March 1994	20.2 °C7 December 1994	25.3 °C	1,899 mm	172
1993	33.4 °C12 November 1993	20.1 °C5 July 1993	25.3 °C	1,736 mm	186
1992	33.7 °C8 April 1992	19.5 °C6 January 1992	25.2 °C	1,772 mm	146
1991	34.4 °C16 March 1991	20.2 °C24 July 1991	25.3 °C	1,745 mm	167
1990	34.6 °C8 April 1990	20.3 °C18 July 1990	25.5 °C	1,794 mm	187
1989	33.7 °C14 September 1989	18.9 °C19 June 1989	25.2 °C	1,720 mm	178
1988	34.8 °C26 February 1988	16.9 °C17 July 1988	25.2 °C	1,953 mm	167
1987	35.4 °C19 May 1987	18.7 °C13 June 1987	25.7 °C	1,780 mm	225
1986	34.0 °C11 April 1986	19.4 °C22 July 1986	25.1 °C	1,934 mm	172
1985	33.4 °C23 February 1985	19.7 °C22 July 1985	24.9 °C	1,867 mm	136
1984	33.5 °C20 April 1984	20.2 °C15 July 1984	24.9 °C	1,597 mm	149
1983	34.9 °C23 February 1983	20.4 °C23 June 1983	25.7 °C	1,600 mm	223
1982	34.7 °C20 February 1982	19.3 °C9 July 1982	25.1 °C	1,778 mm	163
1981	34.5 °C7 April 1981	20.3 °C5 September 1981	25.3 °C	1,623 mm	196
1980	34.6 °C10 April 1980	20.2 °C11 July 1980	25.2 °C	1,853 mm	163
1979	34.6 °C4 March 1979	19.2 °C5 July 1979	25.1 °C	1,932 mm	171
1978	33.7 °C26 February 1978	18.0 °C7 July 1978	25.0 °C	1,874 mm	151
1977	33.1 °C19 April 1977	20.3 °C4 July 1977	24.9 °C	1,873 mm	140
1976	32.8 °C11 September 1976	18.4 °C9 July 1976	24.6 °C	2,030 mm	104
1975	32.6 °C8 August 1975	19.7 °C24 July 1975	24.6 °C	1,765 mm	102
1974	33.9 °C10 August 1974	19.3 °C16 June 1974	24.7 °C	1,794 mm	142
1973	34.8 °C21 March 1973	19.8 °C14 June 1973	25.2 °C	1,762 mm	167
1972	33.6 °C24 February 1972	18.8 °C29 June 1972	24.8 °C	1,913 mm	110
1971	34.6 °C4 March 1971	19.4 °C10 September 1971	24.5 °C	1,855 mm	107
1970	34.3 °C21 February 1970	19.7 °C31 January 1970	24.9 °C	1,972 mm	136
1969	33.5 °C4 April 1969	20.1 °C2 July 1969	24.9 °C	2,202 mm	121
1968	34.1 °C25 February 1968	19.8 °C14 July 1968	24.7 °C	1,795 mm	127
1967	34.2 °C4 April 1967	18.4 °C24 July 1967	24.3 °C	2,483 mm	90
1966	34.4 °C3 July 1966	20.4 °C15 June 1966	25.1 °C	1,848 mm	149
1965	34.6 °C19 July 1965	19.4 °C5 July 1965	24.8 °C	1,823 mm	139
1964	33.4 °C7 August 1964	20.3 °C29 July 1964	25.0 °C	1,674 mm	153
1963	32.2 °C5 June 1963	20.3 °C4 January 1963	24.7 °C	1,855 mm	105
1962	32.2 °C24 February 1962	20.2 °C21 June 1962	24.4 °C	2,058 mm	54
1961	32.8 °C29 January 1961	19.7 °C4 August 1961	24.5 °C	2,163 mm	91
1960	32.7 °C30 January 1960	19.2 °C27 July 1960	24.7 °C	2,061 mm	125
1959	33.5 °C17 February 1959	20.3 °C5 July 1959	24.7 °C	2,082 mm	111
1958	33.9 °C17 March 1958	18.3 °C27 June 1958	25.1 °C	1,694 mm	165
1957	33.4 °C21 July 1957	18.8 °C12 January 1957	24.9 °C	1,538 mm	167
1956	34.5 °C22 August 1956	20.2 °C23 July 1956	24.8 °C	1,785 mm	130
1955	33.9 °C14 February 1955	19.7 °C14 June 1955	24.8 °C	1,800 mm	129
1954	34.2 °C10 August 1954	18.7 °C24 June 1954	25.1 °C	1,609 mm	158
1953	33.7 °C18 August 1953	19.3 °C28 June 1953	24.7 °C	2,218 mm	116
1952	34.2 °C20 July 1952	19.9 °C28 May 1952	25.0 °C	2,100 mm	163
1951	34.4 °C30 July 1951	19.6 °C22 July 1951	24.9 °C	1,885 mm	135
1950	36.5 °C14 August 1950	15.8 °C18 July 1950	25.0 °C	1,484 mm	162
1949	34.0 °C14 August 1949	19.5 °C7 June 1949	25.3 °C	1,383 mm	178
1948	33.7 °C17 July 1948	20.3 °C24 October 1948	24.7 °C	2,257 mm	114
1947	34.9 °C24 July 1947	17.6 °C19 July 1947	25.2 °C	1,628 mm	154
1946	35.1 °C12 July 1946	20.0 °C18 June 1946	25.2 °C	1,419 mm	175
1945	32.6 °C10 June 1945	19.3 °C18 June 1945	24.7 °C	1,625 mm	120
1944	35.0 °C27 July 1944	20.2 °C14 July 1944	25.3 °C	1,501 mm	192
1943	35.3 °C17 August 1943	18.5 °C1 June 1943	25.0 °C	1,472 mm	176
1942	33.5 °C30 July 1942	19.7 °C18 July 1942	24.7 °C	1,532 mm	131
1941	33.4 °C18 August 1941	20.3 °C12 September 1941	25.3 °C	1,331 mm	204
1940	35.0 °C4 August 1940	19.1 °C1 July 1940	24.8 °C	1,720 mm	129

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

31.2 °C

+1.4 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

275 d/yr

+96

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1583 mm

-105 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	31.4 °C	+1.6 °C	113 mm	-44 mm
Feb	31.5 °C	+1.2 °C	98 mm	-49 mm
Mar	31.3 °C	+1.2 °C	261 mm	+79 mm
Apr	31.0 °C	+1.2 °C	156 mm	-15 mm
May	30.1 °C	+0.3 °C	141 mm	+26 mm
Jun	31.2 °C	+1.1 °C	26 mm	-10 mm
Jul	31.1 °C	+0.5 °C	20 mm	-4 mm
Aug	32.7 °C	+2.1 °C	16 mm	-60 mm
Sep	32.7 °C	+3.0 °C	90 mm	-62 mm
Oct	30.4 °C	+1.3 °C	203 mm	-13 mm
Nov	30.2 °C	+1.4 °C	267 mm	+50 mm
Dec	30.5 °C	+1.2 °C	193 mm	+0 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

35.5 °C

29 Aug 2025

Coldest day

20.5 °C

1 Aug 2025

Wettest day

108.2 mm

22 Mar 2025

Windiest day

16.7 km/h

14 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

43.9 km/h

15 May 2025

Hottest feels-like

40.9 °C

12 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

22.8 °C

1 Aug 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

9 Jan 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Dungu?

Dungu has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.3 °C and it receives 1,688 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dungu?

The hottest day measured in Dungu between 1940 and 2025 was 12 February 2024, reaching 37.1 °C.

What is the coldest day in Dungu?

The coldest day measured in Dungu between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 1950, at 15.8 °C.

Does it snow in Dungu?

Almost never: Dungu sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Dungu warmed?

Yes: Dungu warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Dungu?

The wettest day measured in Dungu between 1940 and 2025 was 13 November 2021, with 176 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Dungu?

The windiest day measured in Dungu between 1940 and 2025 was 23 August 1950, with winds reaching 20.2 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Dungu?

The warmest month in Dungu is February (25.7 °C on average); the coldest is November (24.7 °C).

How much does it rain in Dungu?

Dungu receives on average 1,688 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 238 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Dungu?

Dungu gets on average 9.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,395 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Dungu?

Yes: Dungu has on average 363 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Dungu?

In Dungu, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.2 °C on 21 February 2024, and the lowest was 13.6 °C on 18 July 1950.

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